An ordinary working class boy, like all his peers, he played football day and night and dreamed of being a striker. But no matter which team he played for - in the yard, at the factory, or in the army - he was inevitably put in goal.
Александр Фокин
as Lev Yashin in his youth
Юлия Хлынина
as Yashin's wife in his youth
Алексей Гуськов
as Mikhail Yakushin, coach
Алексей Кравченко
as Alexey Khomich, goalkeeper of Dynamo
Евгений Дятлов
as Arkady Chernyshov, Dynamo hockey coach
Виталий Хаев
as Alexander Ponomarev, Dynamo Coach
Михаил Елисеев
as Gavriil Kachalin, USSR national team coach
Ян Цапник
as TASS journalist
Александр Самойленко
as Mishurin, official of the Sport Committee
Владимир Андреев
as Official's father
Галина Беляева
as Yashin's wife in maturity
Александр Ермаков
as Yashin in maturity
